What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20522 and 20529?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20522 and 20529 is 1.

GCF(20522,20529) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20522 and 20529, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20522 and 20529.

How to find the GCF of 20522 and 20529?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20522 and 20529. After we will calculate the factors of 20522 and 20529 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20522

Prime factors of 20522 are 2, 31, 331. Prime factorization of 20522 in exponential form is:

20522 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20529

Prime factors of 20529 are 3, 2281. Prime factorization of 20529 in exponential form is:

20529 = 3² × 2281¹

Step-3: Factors of 20522

List of positive integer factors of 20522 that divides 20522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 331, 662, 10261

Step-4: Factors of 20529

List of positive integer factors of 20529 that divides 20522 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2281, 6843

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20522 and 20529. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20522 and 20529 is 1.

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